Le Morte d'Arthur Short Essay Assignments

Short Essay Questions

The 60 short essay questions listed in this section require a one to two sentence answer. They ask students to demonstrate a deeper understanding of the text. Students must describe what they've read, rather than just recall it.

Short Essay Question - Book 1

1. What does it mean when Arthur is able to pull out the sword from the stone?

2. What does Merlin predict about Arthur's actions?

3. When Uther dies, the Archbishop of Canterbury is responsible for naming the next King of England. What does he propose the kingdom do to find the king? Does he know that Uther has already chosen Arthur as his heir?

4. Why does Arthur want to kill his son Mordred? What is his plan and does it work?

Short Essay Question - Book 2